Egyptians returned to the polls today to cast their votes on a new constitution, after a first round of voting one week ago produced a comfortable “yes” vote. Today’s vote also looks to be a comfortable victory for the Muslim Brotherhood — a bit too comfortable to be believed, according to many.

Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood-led government will be claiming a victory after this Saturday’s referendum on Egypt’s new constitution. However, the stark reality is that this is a defeat for the Egyptian people. We must not forget that this new constitution not only fails to protect many Egyptians, but also fails to meet international standards for protecting basic human rights. In his attempt to solidify power, Morsi excluded the opposition parties and religious and ethnic minority groups from the drafting process. The Muslim Brotherhood-led government was then able to integrate sharia law into key aspects of the constitution, omitting pivotal protections for ethnic and religious minorities.

Put another way:

Over the next couple of months you’re going to watch Morsi turn Egypt into a caliphate and get shocked that it’s not 622 AD anymore